National Director

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

This role is primarily on-site and will be based in our National Office in Bogotá, Colombia. We welcome applications from individuals currently living in Colombia who hold valid work authorization for employment in the country.

OVERVIEW

World Vision Colombia – WVC is currently in a new organizational cycle marked by major changes in its structural model, operating by processes and through partners, to contribute significantly towards the development and protection of the most vulnerable children in Colombia. 

Also, World Vision Colombia has integrated the emergency response in Venezuela as part of its operations; in 2027, this relationship will be consolidated as a collaboration in specific areas and will be visible in the organizational design (processes, culture and structure).

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The National Director will ensure WV Colombia’s relevance and impact increase in the country, with a focus in external engagement, financial sustainability, operational quality, accountability, high-performance team building and accountability. This position will work closely with the Advisory Council, ensuring its success and leadership, and will also work closely with the regional leadership, ensuring organizational alignment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the growth and diversification of the Funding Portfolio and National Resource Development for self-sustainability, with emphasis on relevant sources, such as local fundraising through individual donations, funds from corporations, government, foundations, and bilateral and multilateral organizations.

• Influence donors using creative approaches to motivate them to get involved in support of World Vision Colombia ministry.
• Implement the National Resource Development Plan
• Define vision for grants acquisition and management performance within NO, ensure that grants strategically align to NO priorities and consider the competitive landscape.
• Ensure alignment of marketing and programming for coordinated design and promotion of products and programs.
• Design and implement programs that create new opportunities for acquisition, retention and transformation of diverse set of donors;
• Strengthen digital technologies approach for fundraising.

Ensure operational leadership, high ministry quality and  stewardship excellence and risk management

• Provide leadership, strategic direction and support to the team for developing and implementing excellent donor experience and acquisition of Ministry funds;
• Collaborate and build local coalitions to catalyze movements for children’s protection and well-being.
• Influence national strategic mandates and priorities with global priorities for child wellbeing.
• Ensure that the NO functions in a contextualized, complementary, sensitive and cohesive manner.
• Lead the development and execution of the country strategy through program approaches and operating plans with clear, measurable short-term and long-term targets.
• Ensure country strategy alignment with WV global strategic priorities and WV Advisory Council expectations.
• Ensure organizational sustainability by ongoing predictive success planning (funding, Ministry, organizational development, leadership pipeline, leadership development)
• Ensure implementation and compliance to Partnership Performance Management Standards and Principles, while seeking to implement Performance Management guidelines on reasonable levels.
• Ensure excellent standards in the management of the human, financial, capital and technical resources of the organization, which includes inspiring and setting high standards of work and clear performance indicators and accountability to stakeholders.
• Ensure organizational compliance to the local Government standards and laws for WV operations in the country.

Create and strengthen external relations with Christian leaders, the United Nations, corporations, major donors, grant donors, government, other NGOs and civil society to promote children protection and development in Colombia and for the fulfilment of WV strategic mandates.

• Build proactive external relationship with church leaders, local government leaders, donors, private corporations for the following purposes:
• Advocacy agenda - promote policy change for improved child protection
• Institutional relations for acquisition of resources
• Enable and support programs in the country by government agencies at all levels
• Media relations; ensure that WV and Child Protection agenda are promoted appropriately.
• Partners’ acquisition
• Represent Develop and implement appropriate advocacy strategies to raise awareness of -and advocate for change in- key issues within the specific context;
• Lead and facilitate strategies for advocating justice issues to address changes in unfair structures that oppress those in need;
• Identify new opportunities and forge alliances that lead to optimization of all resources
• Strategically position WV Colombia as a credible and trustworthy national and global partner.
• Ensure WV positioning as a leading NGO in promoting the well-being and rights of children within the country context to enhance public and stakeholders’ confidence and trust.

Lead the strengthening of organizational Leadership and Culture through change management based on organizational identity and partnership strategy.

• Promote WV’s Vision, Mission, Core Values and key Partnership Standards and Practices among the staff and partners and ensure these are the core foundation of World Vision Colombia strategies and work through Family Likeness guidelines
• Model a high standard of personal Christian leadership, ministry and integrity through lifestyle and work relationships and inspire staff to support Christian identity, commitments and witness.
• Promote a culture of innovation and agility in order to respond timely to external challenges and expectations and ensure relevance.
• Promote a culture of learning and development, employee engagement and good stewardship of human capital in the office.
• Build organizational culture, which leverages respect, value and promotes diversity.
• Establish an intentional approach to change management through a strategy or plan, including a timely, effective, and appropriate organizational internal communications strategy
• Ensure change leadership and management capacities formed in the leadership team.

Ensure organizational sustainability by leading and managing WV Colombia team facilitating a high-performance culture, open trustworthy relationships and integrity.

• Establish and ensure a collaborative working environment across areas and teams
• Practice an adaptive leadership open to collaborative analysis and addressing challenges and conflicts timely.
• Lead and prepare others for taking decisions and lead organizational processes in order to ensure and promote organizational agility
• Build sustainability through the growth and development of staff and leadership capability and effective organizational succession planning for all leadership roles including the National Director and Senior Leadership Team
• Inspire, motivate, accompany and develop the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Accompany SLT in performance, development and their own team strengthening.

Lead overall organizational integrity with emphasis in financial management and operations, risk management and response to audits and peer reviews.

• Ensure effective stewardship and accountability of WV and other donor resources, finances and people, consistent with performance standards established by the WV Colombia Advisory Council.
• Ensure efficient and effective organizational practices that result in successful financial and operational audit rating.
• Promote and model high level of transparency, integrity and zero tolerance to fraud.
• Ensure the office compliance to local legal requirements and standards;
• Represent World Vision Colombia in courts, if required.
• Have overall responsibility for assessment of risks and the development of risk management planning to mitigate risks to NO operations, staff, assets and programs.
• Legal Representative of WV.

Practice Twin Citizenship in negotiations, campaign, events and activities of the partnership

• Act as a Twin Citizen and global leader ensuring that National Office participates in global processes and decisions and allocates resources and talent where most needed, Partnership wide.
• Source best practices and strategic services available Partnership wide, be aware of, and apply relevant innovative approaches.
• Promote social entrepreneurship by pursuing innovative solutions to social problems, acting boldly and proactively sourcing required resources and not constrained by resources currently in hand.
• Work along the Chair of the WV Colombia Advisory Council in coordinating meetings, and in maintaining a pool of Christian contacts from which to draw future members.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• At least 10 years of senior management experience, including 5 years of proven expertise in large-scale organizations, efficiently managing high-performing diverse teams to achieve challenging Financial, Operational, People Management and Fundraising goals, in a profit or non-profit company.
• Master’s degree in Management, Social Sciences or equivalent
• External Engagement with Governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, local governments, corporations and other stakeholders.
• Experience in leading in a global organization with complex and intercultural settings.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• Experience in combining slow- and fast-onset programs. Ability to juggle innovation and agility in a complex organizational context.
• Achieving quality results and service, practicing accountability and integrity, and communicating information effectively
• Thinking clearly, deeply and broadly, understanding the humanitarian industry, understanding World Vision’s mission and operations, and practicing innovation and change
• Building collaborative relationships, practicing gender and cultural diversity, and influencing individuals and groups
• Supporting World Vision’s Christian identity and commitments, learning for growth and development, and maintaining work/life balance and effectiveness
• Not-profit Governance: Working with advisory council or reporting to a board of directors
• Experience with the humanitarian industry and World Vision will be preferred.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluency/high level of professional and technical spoken and written Spanish and English.

TRAVEL AND/OR WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENT:

• The position is primarily on-site, in the National Office located in Bogota, Colombia, and requires the ability and willingness to travel nationally and/or internationally up to 30% of the time.
  

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only